Flip adds kids cover for ‘Saturday sports to pogo sticking’
17 July 2023
Insurtech Flip, a wholly owned subsidiary of HCF Life, has launched on-demand accidental injury insurance for children aged 5-17...
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Axa issues ChatGPT use guidelines, warns on chatbot cyber attacks
10 July 2023
Axa has developed guidelines for staff use of ChatGPT for drafting emails, helping automate the collection and analysis of data used to underwrite different risks, and other purposes...
JAVLN acquires smart document business in Melbourne
10 July 2023
Auckland-based JAVLN has acquired Melbourne-based Technosoft Solutions, which offers document management and workflow software, including its flagship OfficeTech product...
Thales warns on cloud data vulnerability
10 July 2023
Cloud assets are a major target for cyber attacks, with more than a third of Australian businesses and two thirds of New Zealand firms experiencing a data breach in their cloud environment last year, a new survey from Thales says...
Local insurtech launches Travel Protect offer
10 July 2023
New Brisbane-based insurtech Wise and Silent says it offers competitively priced travel insurance targeting Australian travellers under 35 via its retail brand Travel Protect...
Insurtechs encouraged to attend Australia-UK FTA webinar
10 July 2023
Austrade is hosting a webinar briefing fintechs on the Australia-UK Free Trade Agreement on Wednesday, and insurtech Australia is encouraging insurance startups to take advantage of the session...
Zurich invests in Belgian embedded insurtech Qover
10 July 2023
Zurich Global Ventures has invested in Belgium-based Qover and partnered with the insurtech as it seeks new ways to distribute insurance products and services...
IA adds new panelists for AI and insurance event
10 July 2023
SyncTech Co-Founder & CEO Carolina Dreifuss and Aura Ventures Investor Annie Liao will round out a panel of five to appear at Insurtech Australia’s Empowering Insurance Decisions: The Fusion of Expertise & AI event in Sydney on July 18...
Insurtech ‘massively underfunded,’ industry heavyweights say
03 July 2023
The insurance industry is undergoing major transformations, yet insurtechs have been “cast away from the spotlight” and are not receiving their due investment, new research from Italian insurer Generali and Spanish venture capitalist Mundi Ventures and insurer Mapfre says...
IAG’s Firemark looks to plug leaks in home insurance claims
03 July 2023
A device that detects potentially costly undetected leaks is being piloted for Australian and New Zealand conditions...
Marsh finds new UK cyber leader in Melbourne
03 July 2023
Melbourne-based Kelly Butler has been promoted to the role of Marsh UK Cyber Leader, effective in October...
Lloyd’s Lab recognised in tech awards
03 July 2023
Lloyd’s Lab in London has won this year’s Go:Tech Awards prize for “incubator or accelerator of the year”...
Innovative Risk Labs granted Lloyd’s broker licence
26 June 2023
UK-based Innovative Risk Labs has become the first insurtech broker to be granted a licence to operate within the Lloyd’s market...
QBE, IAG experts to join Kanopi virtual roundtable next month
26 June 2023
Kanopi will host a virtual roundtable discussion on July 20 featuring senior industry experts in artificial intelligence...
AI-powered collision repair technology launched in Australia
26 June 2023
New AI-powered collision repair technology Qapter VI has been launched in Australia by Solera’s automotive technology and data platform Audatex and its insurance technology brand ENData...
‘No one has to risk their life’: Trendspek transforms asset inspection
26 June 2023
IAG-backed infrastructure monitoring startup Trendspek has worked with civil engineering firm Wallbridge Gilbert Aztec to inspect over 25 cranes a year at ports in Brisbane and Sydney...
IAG announces climate insurtech accelerator venture
19 June 2023
IAG has entered into a new joint venture to nurture “climatetech” insurance startups...
Insurtech Australia adds members, new partner
19 June 2023
Insurtech Australia has welcomed new Adelaide-based members API Integrations and Data Sagacity, and new partner SKL Technology, a specialist recruitment firm...
HDI Global offers Leak360 sensors to customers globally
19 June 2023
Customers of HDI Global worldwide are being offered Leak360, a sensor solution from HDI TH!NX that detects and stops leaks at an early stage...
Parametric flight delay cover launched
19 June 2023
UK-based Getcover.com is embedding parametric flight delay cover with insurance policies, providing travellers with airport lounge access or a £30 payout if a flight is delayed by two hours...